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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Arzlan Bathory (ranked 4 p4p, 50 weight class) and Osiris Egyptian (ranked 1 p4p, 6 weight class). Osiris Egyptian has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 40 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Arzlan Bathory!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 35 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Osiris Egyptian!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Egyptian cracks Bathory with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
An inside leg kick from Egyptian misses.
Egyptian looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bathory throws a leg kick
and Egyptian counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Egyptian throws out a leg kick but Bathory moves out of range and Egyptian only half commits.
Bathory throwing a counter right hand but Egyptian manages to avoid it.
Egyptian thumps Bathory with a low kick.
Bathory stuns Egyptian with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bathory moves away from the strike by Egyptian.
Egyptian misses with a hook.
Nice uppercut there from Egyptian.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bathory scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Egyptian doesn't seem bothered though.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Bathory bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Egyptian's head.
Egyptian stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bathory.
Bathory lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Bathory rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Egyptian counters with a straight right hand.
Egyptian thuds his right hand into Bathory's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Bathory bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Egyptian's head backwards.
Bathory looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Bathory staying out of range there.
It looked like Bathory wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bathory blocks a leg kick.
Egyptian throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bathory throws a hook but Egyptian avoids it easily.
Egyptian throws a combination that misses
and Bathory counters with a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Good work by Bathory as he checks the leg kick.
Egyptian throws an overhand right that lands on Bathory's shoulder, as Bathory tries to avoid the shot.
Egyptian throws a shot to the body.
Egyptian moves out of range of the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Egyptian throws a poor cross that misses
letting Bathory counter with a right hand.
Bathory motions for Egyptian to come forward. Bathory throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Egyptian misses the shot to the body.
Egyptian with a jab.
Bathory checks a leg kick.
Bathory misses with a looping right.
Egyptian lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Egyptian thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bathory circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bathory throws a poor cross that misses
and Egyptian counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A clash of legs there as Bathory blocks the low kick.
Bathory is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Egyptian.
A nice side step and Egyptian releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Egyptian feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Bathorys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Egyptian keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bathory.
Egyptian swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bathory scores with a spinning back kick!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Osiris Egyptian dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Egyptian thows a leg kick but Bathory checks it
and Bathory counters with a stiff right hand.
Egyptian checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A low kick from Egyptian misses
and Bathory counters with a straight right hand.
Egyptian checks a low kick from Bathory.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Bathory might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Egyptian moves out of range of the leg kick from Bathory.
Bathory misses with a right hand
and Egyptian counters with a stiff right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bathory slips a straight right by Egyptian.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bathory.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bathory throws a jab when Egyptian was well out of range.
A low kick from Egyptian is predictable there
letting Bathory counter with a right hand.
Egyptian moves away from the strike by Bathory.
Egyptian looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Egyptian walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Nice shot lands for Egyptian.
Egyptian connects with a solid leg kick.
A head kick misses from Egyptian.
Bathory throws a big shot that misses.
Osiris Egyptian seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bathory lands with a right hand.
Egyptian tries to clinch but fails miserably
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Bathory fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Egyptian misses with a series of wild punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bathory connects with a body shot that sends Egyptian's belly button to the back.
Egyptian walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bathory cracks Egyptian with a right hand to the side of the head.
Bathory lands a nice looking kick to the body. Egyptian takes a step back to recover.
Bathory moves out of range as Egyptian strikes.
Bathory delivers a nice body kick.
Egyptian misses with the combination.
Bathory seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Egyptian misses with a looping left.
Bathory lands with a right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Egyptian throws a nice inside leg kick.
Sloppy strikes from Egyptian. Those never looked like landing.
Bathory takes a swing at Egyptian's ribcage but misses.
A swing and a miss from Egyptian.
Bathory connects with a body shot.
Bathory throws a leg kick but Egyptian checks it.
Bathory takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Egyptian misses with a left hand
and Bathory connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Arzlan Bathory dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Bathory throws a jab when Egyptian was well out of range.
And Egyptian responds with a good body kick, but Bathory manages to step out the way in time.
Bathory does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Egyptian pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Bathory was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Egyptian throws a right hand that Bathory ducks under and follows up with a left that Bathory also avoids with ease.
Bathory displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Egyptian throws out the jab.
A nice leg kick from Bathory, right into the meat of the thigh.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bathory blocks a head kick by Egyptian.
Bathory misses with a jab to the body
enabling Egyptian to counter with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Egyptian throws a low kick but Bathory moves out of range easily.
Egyptian ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Egyptian looks to land a left hand but Bathory moved out of range nicely.
Egyptian moves out of range of the strikes.
Bathory turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Egyptian walks into a stiff left hand from Bathory.
Egyptian moves into range and clinches up with Bathory.
Bathory tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Egyptian's elbow.
Bathory throws a head punch that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bathory tries a body shot but Egyptian blocks it.
Egyptian blocks a body shot from Bathory.
Egyptian throws a head punch that misses.
Egyptian lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Egyptian breaks the clinch.
Bathory throws a shot from downtown. Egyptian moves away and avoids it.
Egyptian is looking for the big counter here.
Egyptian tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bathory is looking to counter punch.
A telegraphed right hand from Egyptian misses the target.
Bathory misses with a shot to the body
and Egyptian counters with a head kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bathory avoids the body shot from Egyptian.
Bathory lands a nice looking kick to the body. Egyptian takes a step back to recover.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bathory throws a leg kick but Egyptian moved away.
A slow jab from Egyptian misses its intended target.
Bathory has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Egyptian on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Bathory moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Bathory misses with a hook. Egyptian ducked under it nicely.
Egyptian looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Bathory misses the body punch
and Egyptian counters with a thumping low kick.
Bathory keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bathory throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Egyptian cracks Bathory with an open hand slap.
Bathory misses with a hook. Egyptian ducked under it nicely.
It seemed like Egyptian was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Egyptian avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
It seemed like Egyptian was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Bathory throws a jab but it's blocked by Egyptian.
A big right from Egyptian misses.
Bathory throws a series of punches but Egyptian moves out of range.
Bathory slips a straight right by Egyptian.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Osiris Egyptian just about did enough to take it.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Bathory jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A slow jab from Bathory misses its intended target.
Bathory jabs Egyptian right on the nose. Egyptian blinks but takes it well.
Egyptian drops his hands momentarily and Bathory takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Egyptian slips a jab from Bathory.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bathory rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Egyptian makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Bathory really felt that one!
Egyptian misses with a leg kick.
Bathory is looking to counter with a body kick.
Egyptian throws an overhand right that lands on Bathory's shoulder, as Bathory tries to avoid the shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bathory throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Egyptian throws a right and a left that both miss.
Egyptian throws a leg kick
and Bathory counters with a thumping low kick.
Bathory throws a hook but Egyptian blocks it.
Egyptian shapes to counter with a head kick.
Egyptian misses with a lunging right hand
and Bathory connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Egyptian swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Bathory throwing a counter right hand but Egyptian manages to avoid it.
Bathory throws the left hand but Egyptian avoids the punch easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bathory moves out of range of the strikes.
Egyptian misses with a kick to the body
and Bathory connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Egyptian has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Egyptian on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Bathory throws a quick inside leg kick.
Egyptian throws a nice looking combination but Bathory bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bathory connects with an inside leg kick.
Bathory misses with a hook
and Egyptian counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Egyptian scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Egyptian uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A low kick lands for Bathory.
Bathory throws a jab when Egyptian was well out of range.
Bathory swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Egyptian counters with a body kick.
Egyptian uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bathory.
Egyptian throws an off balance right hand
and Bathory counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Bathory lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Egyptian has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Egyptian and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Egyptian throws a body punch but Bathory moves out of range.
Nice uppercut lands for Bathory. That snapped Egyptian's head back.
Bathory throws a poor cross that misses
and Egyptian counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bathory lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
A clash of legs there as Egyptian blocks the low kick.
Egyptian looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Egyptian misses with an uppercut
and Bathory counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Egyptian misses with a double jab
and Bathory counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Arzlan Bathory had his way with Osiris Egyptian in that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Bathory throws a leg kick but Egyptian sees it coming and moves out of range.
Egyptian misses with a combination
and Bathory counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Egyptian's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Bathory throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Egyptian throws an off balance right hand
and Egyptian takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Egyptian waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bathory.
Bathory tried to counter with a leg kick but Egyptian avoided it.
Egyptian connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Bathory lands a nice hook to Egyptian's body. Egyptian takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Egyptian rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bathory makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Egyptian throws a leg kick
and Bathory connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bathory is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Egyptian.
Egyptian appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Egyptian gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Egyptian lands with a nice combination. Bathory backs away looking to recover.
Bathory with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bathory slips a straight right by Egyptian.
Bathory throws a big counter combination but Egyptian scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Egyptian misses with a head kick.
Egyptian on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Bathory takes one to the chin there.
Egyptian swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bathory swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bathory keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bathory connects with a solid leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bathory looks to throw the jab but Egyptian is out of range.
A jab from Egyptian finds it's way through Bathory's defenses.
Bathory throws a low kick but it's checked well by Egyptian.
Egyptian gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Egyptian fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Bathory checks it well.
Bathory slips a straight right by Egyptian.
Bathory throws a quick counter kick to the body but Egyptian avoids it.
Egyptian throws a sloppy head kick
and Bathory connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bathory with a nice calf kick.
Bathory looks to throw the jab but Egyptian is out of range.
Egyptian pulls out of a head kick attempt.
It looked like Bathory wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Bathory scores with a leg kick.
Egyptian throws a right hand that misses
and Bathory counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Egyptian moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Egyptian ducks under a wild hook from Bathory.
Egyptian throws a solid leg kick but Bathory takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Egyptian.
Bathory throwing a counter right hand but Egyptian manages to avoid it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Arzlan Bathory showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Bathory has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 49:46
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 49:46
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Arzlan Bathory!
Arzlan Bathory retains his lightweight title!
A relieved looking Arzlan Bathory thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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